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Most people know of Mary Shelley as the writer of Frankenstein and the wife of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. However, she was far more than that, and parts of her life were just as dramatic and tragic, if not more so, than her famous gothic no ....

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... search for identity can be found in Mary's works, particularly in Frankenstein and the creature's search for his creator. Mary was just fifteen years old when she first met Percy Shelley. He was an ardent admirer of Godwin's works and politics and a frequent visitor to the Godwin's home along with his wife Harriet. Percy’s wife, Harriet, became suspicious of Mary and Percy, thinking they were having an affair she left Percy. Her suspicious were later confirmed when she got word of the couple eloping to France. Not receiving William Godwin’s blessing, Mary and Percy eloped to France on July 28, 1814. They settled in Paris b ...